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Educating the general public about multifactorial genetic disease: applying a theory-based framework to understand current public knowledge.

Genetics in medicine : official journal of the American College of Medical Genetics - 1 Apr 2008

Smerecnik Chris M R, Mesters Ilse, de Vries Nanne K, de Vries Hein

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The present article describes the application of a theory-based framework to understand current public knowledge of genetic risk factors of multifactorial diseases. The main innovative aspect is the application of E. M. Rogers' knowledge framework which distinguishes three types of knowledge: "awareness knowledge," "how-to knowledge," and "principles knowledge." We argue that distinguishing these types of...

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PMID: 18414207
DOI: 10.1097/GIM.0b013e31816b4ffd

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